Politics, rivalry, coercion: Highlights of Eurovision 2014 voting results
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Sweden: Does OGAE voting suggest a win for Sanna Nielsen?
The OGAE voting results are (mostly) in—and Sanna Nielsen is looking pretty
The Word from the EBU: Does the voting system need to change?
Sietse Bakker, the Eurovision event superviser, sounds off on the voting system, running order and more
Which Countries are the Best at Predicting the Eurovision Winner?
Forget the bookies and the blogs. If you want to know who will win Eurovision, then consult viewers in Slovakia, Montenegro and Hungary.
Should Producers Play the Eurovision Recap Backwards?
Draw order had a gigantic impact in the results this year. And regardless of how the draw order is determined, either by random selection or by the show’s producers, the…
Why Roberto Bellarosa Has Embraced 12th Place
Belgium is unpredictable at Eurovision. They usually don’t qualify, but when they do they make an impact. Urban Trad came second in 2003. And more recently Tom Dice climbed all…
Special Report: Which Nations Give Points to Quality Songs?
Gert Waterink, a Eurovision journalist who works with the Dutch-language ESF Magazine, loves the variety of music at Eurovision. But he understands the theory of “different strokes for different folks”.…
Editorial: EBU Must Release Raw Votes for Last 6 Years
We, the editors at wiwibloggs, strongly believe that the EBU should release all voting information from the last 6 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Lithuanian Press: Did Azerbaijan Buy Votes at Eurovision?
Journalists at 15min.lt—a Lithuanian news site—have released video footage that they claim demonstrates Azerbaijan’s efforts at vote-buying ahead of Eurovision 2013.
Editorial: No Bloc Voting Effect in 2013
The bookies have already named Emmelie de Forest’s “Only Teardrops” as the winner of Eurovision 2013. Some pundits say it’s a two-horse race between Denmark and Norway to the top.…
Poll Results: Azerbaijan Will Win Eurovision 2013
Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 22,192 votes in our poll to determine who will win Eurovision 2013. If they have it right, then Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov will defy…
Poll: Who Will Win Eurovision 2013? Update #2
As of 10pm on April 23, Wiwibloggs readers had cast a total of 8,904 votes in our poll to determine who will win Eurovision 2013. Serbia’s Moje 3 continue to…
Jury-Televote Results: The View from Panama
Following the release of the complete Eurovision 2012 results, Mr Häggkvist, our Panamanian correspondent, had some strong reactions. Here he gives us his take on the top 5 revelations from the…
WATCH: German Presenter Criticizes Azerbaijan During Live Broadcast
Mehriban Aliyeva, Azerbaijan’s First Lady and the head of the country’s Eurovision steering community, controls a lot of things. But she couldn’t control German TV presenter Anke Engelke during Eurovision’s…
The Wiwi Jury: Final Prediction and Rankings for Eurovision 2012
The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music unprofessionals—has reviewed all 42 Eurovision 2012 entries. Below you can read the individual reviews, and see our final rankings.
Eurovision 2010: Complete Televoting and Jury Results
Official results released by the European Broadcasting Union reveal that for the second year running televoters and jury members agreed on the contest’s winner. But discrepancies in voting also show…